Books and Magazines

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Esquire UK’s redesign

May 22, 2011

Esquire UK recently underwent a bit of a redesign and editorial shakeup. I was all set to hate the changes – the “old” layout (up until May 2011) was very well thought out – but the new one has grown on me. As you can see below, “Version 2.0″ is brighter and bolder. There isn’t [...]

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A cautionary tale for vintage watch owners

March 10, 2011

If you’ve ever bought an automatic watch, or inherited one from a family member, then you’ve probably had at least one encounter with a watch repairer. The following short story, written by Mark Twain, brilliantly sums up the frustration of dealing with disreputable, cack-handed cog monkeys:

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Buying Men’s Ex in the USA

February 15, 2011

A reader asks: I’ve heard a lot about Men’s Ex magazine and was wondering if you know where I can buy it in the United States. I live in Ohio, so am not privy to the resources of, say, New York or LA. Fear not, it is possible to buy Men’s Ex in the United [...]

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Japanese men’s magazines: Leon vs. Men’s Ex

January 24, 2011

As a long-standing fan of magazines, and the men’s magazine market in particular, it saddens me to see almost-monthly articles proclaiming their imminent demise. While it’s true that in recent years some titles, such as Maxim and Arena, suffered a swift and merciless end, others have performed comparatively well: between 2002 and 2009 Esquire UK’s circulation held steady [...]

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P.G. Wodehouse (1881-1975)

July 22, 2010

P.G. Wodehouse was the greatest English humorist of the twentieth century. His prolific writing career spanned seven decades and produced dozens of unforgettable characters, the most famous being hapless young bachelor Bertie Wooster and his faithful servant, Jeeves. Through Bertie Wooster’s narrative Wodehouse was able to show off his own keen eye for men’s style. [...]

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Classic men’s etiquette: How a Bachelor Should Dress

June 17, 2010

The following excerpt, from The Complete Bachelor: Manners for Men by Walter Germain, may be over a hundred years old, but many of its points are still of relevance to the modern gent: How a Batchelor Should Dress There are three rules of dress which, for the ordinary man in his everyday life, might be [...]

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